CVE-2005-4886

Linux Kernel < 2.6.12 - Denial of Service via IPv6 Extension Header Parsing

Title source: llm

Description

The selinux_parse_skb_ipv6 function in security/selinux/hooks.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12-rc4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors associated with an incorrect call to the ipv6_skip_exthdr function.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56614

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d3d077cd4f1154e63a9858e47fe3fb1ad0c03e5

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/22/3

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.12/ChangeLog-2.6.12-rc4

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=160117

Scores

EPSS 0.0272

EPSS Percentile 84.7%

Details

CWE

CWE-189

Status published

Products (12)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0 (12 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.3 (5 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.4 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.5 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7 (4 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8.1

... and 2 more

Published Feb 26, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026